How much do they eat?

[ashannon]

I'm trying to gauge the costs of raising bobwhite quail. Does someone have some good numbers I can go off of? I'm wondering how much each adult quail eats per month? or per week?

Thanks!

 

[TwoCrows]

There are folks on here that do measure out exactly what their quail eat. I don't. But it is not much. A growing Bobwhite will definitely eat more than an adult quail. But I would guess for one adult Bob at maybe 1 or 2 tablespoons full a day, plus the one CUP they spill in the process of eating these few tablespoons. LOL

I really have no idea here. But as mentioned above, I clean up more waste than what they do eat, that is for sure! An endless battle.

 

[Jimsbirdhouse]

Wasted Feed!!!!!!! WHATS THAT

 

[MobyQuail]

I have 12 bobwhites in a pen, they are full grown. I feed purina game bird starter.
I have a 12" metal feeder and fill it once per day. using 2/3 of a 32 oz cup, but that is volume. I can weigh the feed this afternoon before feeding them.

They eat and drink far less than a japanese quail, imho.

I have seen Jims feeders and they pay for themselves.

 

[MobyQuail]

I do know, my japanese quail avg. me about .04 cents per day per bird to feed with a 50# bag of gamebird feed costing me $19

 

[cva34]

How much I really don't know .Jumbo Browns after first week are some BIG EATERS.But they have to to grow so fast.But they waste a lot.Got a few feeders from jimsbirdhouse and that pobably cut waste by 50% (just eyeballing it)...cva34

As someone said before "there eating /pooping machines"

 

[MobyQuail]

I weighed the food before filling the feeder for my bobwhites.
I give them 12 oz food per day, game bird starter, there are 12 birds.
1 oz. food per bird per day in my pen.
there are 800 oz in a 50# bag of feed, at 19$ a bag, each oz of feed costs me about 2 cents

and thats my 2 cents.

 

[MobyQuail]

my jumbo brown coturnix eat double that. cost me 4 cents per day to feed each one.

I know with my cots, each bird costs me roughly $1.40 to raise to butcher, my feed cost for processed homegrown quail meat is $4/lb